People of State Pension age can no longer claim these benefits – full list

Almost 12.7 people across Britain are receiving State Pension, according to figures from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). It is now worth up to £221.20 per week for those on the New State Pension, claimed after April 6, 2016, or £169.50 Basic State Pension (Category A or B).

How much a person receives from the contributory benefit depends on the number of National Insurance years they accrued before reaching the current retirement age of 66. You need at least 10 years to qualify for any State Pension payment.

For older people approaching 66 this year, it is important to know which benefits will continue. There may be new benefits you qualify for and some you can no longer receive.

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Your State Pension age is the same as your Pension Credit qualifying age – unless you are a man born before December 6, 1953, Daily Record reports. You can check your State Pension age and when you can start claiming Pension Credit on the ‘Check your State Pension age’ page of the GOV.UK website here.

According to Turn2us, there are benefits you cannot claim from the DWP when you reach State Pension age or Pension Credit age. You can see full details on each of the topics listed below on the Turn2us website here.

Pension Credit age

When you reach State Pension age you can no longer claim:

• Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance
• Income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)
• Income Support
• Universal Credit

Turn2us said: “If you live with a partner and one of you is pension age and the other is not yet pension age, benefit entitlement can be complicated.” Use the Turn2us benefit calculator to see which benefits you are entitled to or get help from a benefits adviser.

State Pension age

When you reach State Pension age you can no longer claim:

• Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA)
• Contributory/New Style Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)

You cannot make a new claim for Disability Living Allowance (DLA) or Personal Independence Payment (PIP) once you have reached State Pension age. But if you were already receiving these, you can renew your claim even though you are over State Pension age.

This can only be done if you are claiming for the same health conditions you received the award for previously and if your last claim ended less than 12 months before you reached State Pension age. The DWP said DLA claimants born before April 8, 1948, will not be transferred to PIP.

Anyone born after that date will be transferred to PIP. Bereavement Support Payment and Widowed Parent’s Allowance are also not available once you reach State Pension age.

Benefits not affected by your State Pension age

You can claim these benefits even if you are over State Pension age:

• Child Benefit (delivered by HMRC)
• Carer’s Allowance – you may not be eligible for the full financial element depending on your income from State Pension
• Guardian’s Allowance
• Statutory Sick Pay (SSP)

You can also claim these benefits even if you are over State Pension age, but only if you meet the benefit-specific income threshold:

• Pension Credit
• Housing Benefit
• Council Tax Support
• Support for Mortgage Interest
• Working Tax Credit (HMRC) – you can’t make new claims for this, but if you’re already getting it you can carry on receiving it
• Child Tax Credit (HMRC)- you can’t make new claims for this, but if you’re already getting it you can carry on receiving it
• Help with Health Costs
• Cold Weather Payment – now replaced by new £55.05 Winter Heating Payment in Scotland
• Warm Home Discount Scheme
• Winter Fuel Payment